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Iran: Government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1959–2025 · 67 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govexp_GDP

2025
13.4%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−2.5 pointsfrom 16.0%
Average, 2016–2025
14.2%10 years
Record high and low
46.0% (1975)low 10.4% (1959)

Government expenditure (% of GDP)

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ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203113.0Forecast
203013.1Forecast
202913.2Forecast
202813.2Forecast
202714.0Forecast
202613.1Forecast
202513.4
202416.0
202312.8
202212.8
202113.4
202012.1
201913.6
201814.8
201716.4
201616.3

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Iran documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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